Gifts and Benefits

1 October 2025 – 31 December 2025

In the course of official duties, officials of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Declarations above this value is consistent with Australian Government guidance provided by the Australian Public Service Commission (Guidance for Agency Heads - Gifts and Benefits | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)(Opens in a new tab/window).

Date Gift item/benefit /serviceRecipientPresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD, ex GST)
11 November 2025

Conference attendance including dinner and accommodation

(speaking engagement)

Team memberNSW Government Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, NSW Resources$1,000
16 November 2025Function attendance Team member

Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)

(Participation in the AIIA Trade Delegation to the United States)

$230
17 November 2025Function attendance Team member

ServiceNow

(Participation in the AIIA Trade Delegation to the United States)

$150
19 November 2025Function attendance Team member

Palo Alto Networks

(Participation in the AIIA Trade Delegation to the United States)

$260
19 November 2025Function attendance Team member

Workday

(Participation in the AIIA Trade Delegation to the United States)

$186
20 November 2025Function attendance Team memberCloudflare (Participation in the AIIA Trade Delegation to the United States$238

 

1 July 2025 – 30 September 2025

In the course of official duties, officials of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Declarations above this value is consistent with Australian Government guidance provided by the Australian Public Service Commission (Guidance for Agency Heads - Gifts and Benefits | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)(Opens in a new tab/window).

Date Gift item/benefit /serviceRecipientPresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD, ex GST)
July 2025Annual declaration: Complimentary Qantas Chairman’s Lounge accessChief CommissionerQantasNot quantified
July 2025Annual declaration: Complimentary Beyond Lounge accessChief CommissionerVirginNot quantified
Received: 15/08/2025 

Conference attendance including dinners

(speaking engagement)

Team memberNSW Government Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, NSW Resources$1,713
Received: 16/09/2025 

Conference attendance 

(speaking engagement)

Team memberThe Pacific and Australasian CRM Developers’ and Facilitators’ Forum and The Australian Aviation Psychology Association  Conference$295

 

1 April 2025 – 30 June 2025

In the course of official duties, officials of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Declarations above this value is consistent with Australian Government guidance provided by the Australian Public Service Commission (Guidance for Agency Heads - Gifts and Benefits | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)(Opens in a new tab/window).

Date Gift item/benefit /serviceRecipientPresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD, ex GST)
Received: 13/05/2025 Conference attendance incl dinner (speaking engagement)Team memberRail Industry Safety Standards Board Conference $2,395

1 January 2025 – 31 March 2025

In the course of official duties, officials of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Declarations above this value is consistent with Australian Government guidance provided by the Australian Public Service Commission (Guidance for Agency Heads - Gifts and Benefits | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)(Opens in a new tab/window).

Date Gift item/benefit /serviceRecipientPresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD, ex GST)

Received: 29/10/2025 Recorded:

21/02/2025

Conference attendance (speaking engagement)Team memberPacific and Australasian CRM Developers’ and Facilitators’ Forum$295
01/01/2025 Annual declaration of Virgin Beyond Lounge accessCommissioner ProsserVirgin Not quantified
01/01/2025 Annual declaration of Virgin Beyond Lounge access

Commissioner

Bullas

Virgin Not quantified

Received:26-27/03/2025

Recorded: 27/03/2025

Conference attendance incl dinner

(speaking engagement)

Team memberHeavy Haul Rail$2,670

Received:

21/03/2025

Recorded:

27/03/2025

Customised "iribuli" hand fanTeam member (retained by ATSB)

Government of Fiji

(During 3rd Regional Aviation Ministers Meeting held in Fiji) 

Not quantified

Received:

21/03/2025

Recorded:

27/03/2025

Wall hanging Team member (retained by ATSB)

Government of Tonga

(During 3rd Regional Aviation Ministers Meeting held in Fiji)

Not quantified

Received:

27/03/2025

Recorded:

27/03/2025

Flights and entry tickets to the 2025 Avalon Australian International Airshow (x 5)Team membersDepartment of Defence (as part of the APS familiarisation program)

Entry tickets $95 pp

Flights not quantifiable

1 October 2024 – 31 December 2024

In the course of official duties, officials of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Declarations above this value is consistent with Australian Government guidance provided by the Australian Public Service Commission (Guidance for Agency Heads - Gifts and Benefits | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)(Opens in a new tab/window)).

Date receivedGift item/benefit /serviceRecipientPresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD)
October 2024Leather boxed set with plaqueChief Commissioner (retained by ATSB)National Transport Safety Centre, Saudia Arabia Not quantified
October 2024Complimentary dinner invitationChief CommissionerRegional Aviation Association of Australia, (agency heads dinner) $200
November 2024

Dinner

(Conference speaking engagement)

Chief CommissionerAusRAIL industry dinner$295
November 2024Wooden plaque with metal disc 

Chief Commissioner

(retained by ATSB)

General Civil Aviation Authority, United Arab Emirates

 

Not quantified
November 20241 x conference attendance and dinner (conference speaking engagement)Team memberAustralasian Society of Aerospace Medicine$561

1 July 2024 – 30 September 2024

In the course of official duties, officials of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Declarations above this value is consistent with Australian Government guidance provided by the Australian Public Service Commission (Guidance for Agency Heads - Gifts and Benefits | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)(Opens in a new tab/window).

Date receivedGift item/benefit /serviceRecipientPresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD)
May 2024Upgrade to business class for partner travelling with Chief Commissioner travelling to Santiago for International Transport Safety Association conference. Individual had privately paid for their own economy class airfare.Partner of Chief CommissionerQantas$1, 265 estimated
July 2024Complimentary Qantas Chairman’s LoungeChief CommissionerQantasNot quantified
July 2024Complimentary Qantas Chairman’s Lounge for partnerPartner of Chief CommissionerQantasNot quantified
July 2024Complimentary Beyond Lounge includingChief CommissionerVirginNot quantified
September 2024Industry Conference attendanceTeam MemberAustralasian Institute of Marine Surveyors Biennial Conference (Brisbane)$400

1 April 2024 – 30 June 2024

In the course of official duties, officials of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau did not receive any gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Declarations above this value is consistent with Australian Government guidance provided by the Australian Public Service Commission (Guidance for Agency Heads - Gifts and Benefits | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au(Opens in a new tab/window)).

1 January 2024 – 31 March 2024

In the course of official duties, officials of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Declarations above this value is consistent with Australian Government guidance provided by the Australian Public Service Commission (Guidance for Agency Heads - Gifts and Benefits | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au(Opens in a new tab/window)).

Date receivedGift item/benefit /serviceRecipientPresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD)
March 2024Privately operated balloon flightChief CommissionerAir Sport Australia ConfederationNot quantified
February 2024Therapy device (Gift presented in conjunction with work experience)Team memberWork experience recipient$160
February 2024Lego - The Big Brick Melbourne W Class Tram set (Lucky door prize)Team memberAustralasian Railway Association Conference$120
November 2023Flight in a Cessna. (Familiarisation flight with instructor in conjunction with the ATSB and RMIT partnership)Chief CommissionerRMIT UniversityNot quantified
October 2023Complimentary Beyond LoungeCommissioner ProsserVirginNot quantified
Carried forward from role before joining the ATSB CommissionComplimentary Beyond LoungeCommissioner BullasVirginNot quantified

1 July 2023 – 31 December 2023

During the period specified above, the Chief Commissioner, as agency head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in the course of his duties, has received benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST).

Date receivedGift item/benefit /servicePresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD)
1 July 2023Complimentary Qantas Chairman’s LoungeQantasNot quantified
1 July 2023Complimentary Beyond LoungeVirginNot quantified

Employees of the ATSB have not received any gifts or benefits whose value have exceeded the stipulated threshold during the period specified above.

1 January 2023 – 30 June 2023

During the period specified above, the Chief Commissioner, as agency head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in the course of his duties, has received the following benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST).

Date receivedGift item/benefit /servicePresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD)
1 January 2023Complimentary Qantas Chairman’s LoungeQantasNot quantified
1 January 2023Complimentary Beyond LoungeVirginNot quantified

Employees of the ATSB have not received any gifts or benefits whose value have exceed the stipulated threshold during the period specified above.

1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022

During the period specified above, the Chief Commissioner, as agency head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in the course of his duties, has received benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Also, only one employee of the ATSB received a gift whose value have exceeded the stipulated threshold during the period specified above. Both are recorded in the table below.

Date receivedGift item/benefit /servicePresented by (Organisation/ Country)Estimated Value ($AUD)
1 July 2022Complimentary Qantas Chairman’s LoungeQantasNot quantified
1 July 2022Complimentary Beyond LoungeVirginNot quantified
11 August 2022Gift of books, game, and printTAIC/New Zealand$200.00

1 January 2022 – 30 June 2022

During the period specified above, the Chief Commissioner, as agency head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in the course of his duties, has not received any gifts or benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Employees of the ATSB have not received any gifts or benefits whose value have exceeded the stipulated threshold during the period specified above.

1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021

During the period specified above, the Chief Commissioner, as agency head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in the course of his duties, received the following gifts and benefits.

Date receivedGift/benefit/occasionOrganisationEstimated value in $A
excluding GST
1 October 2021Complimentary Qantas Chairman's lounge membershipQantasNot quantified


Employees of the ATSB have not received any gifts or benefits whose value have exceeded the stipulated threshold during the period specified above.

1 January 2021 – 30 June 2021

During the period specified above, the Chief Commissioner, as agency head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in the course of his duties, has not received any gifts or benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Employees of the ATSB have not received any gifts or benefits whose value have exceeded the stipulated threshold during the period specified above.

1 July 2020 – 30 September 2020

During the period specified above, the Chief Commissioner, as agency head of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in the course of his duties, has not received any gifts or benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Employees of the ATSB have not received any gifts or benefits whose value have exceeded the stipulated threshold during the period specified above.

18 October 2019 – 30 June 2020

During the period specified above, the Chief Commissioner, as agency head of the ATSB, in the course of his duties, has not received any gifts or benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST). Employees of the ATSB have not received any gifts or benefits whose value have exceeded the stipulated threshold during the period specified above.